These are tools that support teaching and learning activities in various content areas. They include CAD systems, music tools such as music editors and sequencers and etc.

These are tools that help teachers and students conceptualize, organize and communicate their ideas. They include outlining and concept mapping software.

These are tools that let students look up information in electronic versions of encyclopedias, atlases and dictionaries.

These are tools that allow the manipulation of images to illustrate documents and web pages. They include draw/paint programs.

These are tools that help teachers and students produce instructional materials. They include desktop publishing software and etc.

These include increased use of cell phones and other handheld technologies to access tools, more availability and use of web and cloud storage, and greater availability of software suites, or collections of tools sold in one package.

These are tools that help teachers collect and organize information that indicates student progress.

One of the benefits of software tools

Materials generators include

• Web design software

• Whiteboard lesson software

• Test and rubric generators

• Worksheet and puzzle paraphernalia

Data collection and analysis tools include

• gradebooks

• statistical packages

• online survey systems

• online and computer-based testing systems